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Compare Alcatel Hero 8 and Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL

Alcatel Hero 8 vs Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL

Alcatel Hero 8

Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL

Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL

Alcatel Hero 8

Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100, 800 - Brazil, Taiwan; HSDPA 850, 900, 2100 - India
4G network

-

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800); LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500) - Taiwan, Brazil; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 40(2300) - India
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

11.5 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Status

2014-12

2016-11
Oficially announced

2014-9

2016-11

Design
SIM

Micro-SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

209 mm

151.4 mm
Width

122 mm

76.2 mm
Thickness

7.3 mm

8.3 mm
Weight

310 g

175 g
Colors

Dark Gray

Glacier Silver, Rose Pink, Sand Gold, Titanium Gray

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

IPS capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

8.0 inches

5.5 inches
Resolution

1200 x 1920 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

283 ppi

401 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Oleophobic coating
Multitouch

-

Yes, max 10 fingers

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A7

Octa-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Chipset

Mediatek MT8392

Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430
GPU

Mali-450MP4

Adreno 505
Internal storage

8, 16, 32 GB

32 GB
Memory RAM

2 GB

2, 3, 4 GB
Memory card

microSD

microSD(uses second SIM slot)
Memory card max

32 GB

256 GB

OS
OS

Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)

Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Main camera
Main camera

5 MP

16 MP, f/2.0
Primary camera resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

-
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

phase detection & laser autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Camera features

Geo-tagging, face detection, touch focus

1/3" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera

2 MP

8 MP, f/2.2
Selfie camera video

1080p

-

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes
Notifications

Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

Multimedia
Radio FM

Stereo FM radio with RDS

FM radio

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
WLAN DLNA

Yes

-
USB

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.0

v4.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Infrared

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

Push Email
Java

Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Fingerprint, accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion
Battery capacity

4060 mAh

4100 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Talk time

-

-
Talk time 3G

-

17 h
Standby time

-

-
Standby time 3G

-

912 h

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